Tag: Netflix

  • Dune, Ron’s Gone Wrong, Maya and the Three – 135

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in ,

    Denis Villeneuve finally gets to unleash his version of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Also some delightful animated fare with the technocentric Ron’s Gone Wrong and the Mesoamerican epic Maya and the Three. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Dune A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and…

  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Squid Game – 128

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in , ,

    Do you have to remember anything about Venom to see Venom: Let There Be Carnage? Probably not – and that’s probably not a great thing. Also WTF is Squid Game on Netflix and why is it on track to be their most streamed show of all time after only 2 weeks? Listen on Apple Podcasts…

  • Kate, Queenpins, LuLaRich – 122

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in ,

    Ladies committing crimes is the theme of the week with Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Kate, Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste’s Queenpins, and the LuLaRoe docu-series, LuLaRich. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Kate Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. But when she…

  • Vacation Friends, The Chair – 118

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in , ,

    This week features two streaming options full of bumbling awkward (and sometimes stupid) scenarios with Vacation Friends on Hulu and The Chair on Netflix. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Vacation Friends In this raw and raunchy comedy, straight-laced Marcus and Emily are befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla at a resort in…

  • The Suicide Squad, Vivo – 111

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in , ,

    James Gunn takes a crack at The Suicide Squad and thankfully doesn’t ask much of his audience. Meanwhile Lin-Manuel Miranda brings his talents (and Hamilton and In the Heights collaborators) to the new animated film, Vivo. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Suicide Squad Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest…

  • Director Chris Appelhans for Wish Dragon – 94

    Director Chris Appelhans for Wish Dragon – 94

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in ,

    Welcome director Chris Appelhans for the new animated film Wish Dragon. We chat about the challenges of making a film under severe constraints, hilarious language misadventures in China, and the great Jackie Chan. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wish Dragon In Sony Pictures Animation’s Wish Dragon, Din, a working-class college student with big dreams…

  • In the Heights, Wish Dragon – 93

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in , ,

    Lots of expectations on In the Heights and somehow Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ film soars above them. Plus the new animated film Wish Dragon on Netflix. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about In the Heights Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just…

  • A Quiet Place Part 2, Sweet Tooth – 91

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in , ,

    It’s a post apocalyptic double feature (again?) with John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part 2 and the new Netflix series Sweet Tooth which is based on the DC Comic by Jeff Lemire. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about A Quiet Place Part 2 Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent…

  • Army of the Dead, The Dry, Dream Horse – 87

    Army of the Dead, The Dry, Dream Horse – 87

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in ,

    Zack Snyder + zombies = formulaic fun? in Army of the Dead. Eric Bana in The Dry is a relatively dry thriller. Plus yes Dream Horse is the real name of a movie that is not aimed at children. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Army of the Dead Following a zombie outbreak in Las…

  • Mike Rianda for The Mitchells vs. The Machines – 83

    Mike Rianda for The Mitchells vs. The Machines – 83

    —

    by

    THEDHK
    in ,

    Welcome director Mike Rianda to chat about the power and perils of feedback, first films, explaining working in animation to your family, and of course his feature directorial debut, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Mitchells vs the Machines From the humans who brought you the Academy Award®-winning Spider…